Surveyors
SOC 17-1022 · 2024-2034
Make exact measurements and determine property boundaries. Provide data relevant to the shape, contour, gravitation, location, elevation, or dimension of land or land features on or near the earth's surface for engineering, mapmaking, mining, land evaluation, construction, and other purposes.
How the U.S. Department of Labor describes this work. Published in English only.
The job this trains for
- Typical pay in California
- $108,278per year
- Projected openings
- 3,440
- Projected change
- +6.4%
- Usually needs
- Bachelor's degree
Skills this work uses most
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, rates how important each of these is to this work, and they are listed in that order, most important first. The ratings themselves are not shown, because the data carries the number without the scale it was measured on. The names are as published, in English.
- Mathematics
- Reading Comprehension
- Critical Thinking
- Writing
- Speaking
- Coordination
Pay by region
| Region | Typical pay in California | Projected openings |
|---|---|---|
| Yuba City MSA (Sutter and Yuba Counties) | $134,283 | 30 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom MSA (El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, and Yolo Counties) | $128,387 | 230 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Berkeley MD (Alameda and Contra Costa Counties) | $126,027 | 310 |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City MD (San Francisco and San Mateo Counties) | $126,027 | 90 |
| Redding MSA (Shasta County) | $124,545 | 50 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County) | $122,220 | 300 |
| Fresno MSA (Fresno and Madera Counties) | $118,762 | 100 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara MSA (San Benito and Santa Clara Counties) | $113,452 | 150 |
| North Coast Region (Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, and Mendocino Counties) | $110,237 | 40 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles MSA (San Luis Obispo County) | $107,319 | 40 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad MSA (San Diego County) | $106,036 | 300 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario MSA (Riverside and San Bernardino Counties) | $105,173 | 320 |
| Modesto MSA (Stanislaus County) | $104,454 | 50 |
| Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine MD (Orange County) | $104,126 | 270 |
| Stockton-Lodi MSA (San Joaquin County) | $97,459 | 40 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma MSA (Sonoma County) | $91,871 | 70 |
| Bakersfield-Delano MSA (Kern County) | $85,369 | 60 |
| Vallejo MSA (Solano County) | $82,400 | 40 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura MSA (Ventura County) | $81,948 | 60 |
| Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region (Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, Inyo, Mariposa, Mono, and Tuolumne Counties) | $81,322 | 20 |
| North Valley-Northern Mountains Region (Colusa, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Nevada, Plumas, Sierra, Siskiyou, Tehama, and Trinity Counties) | $75,837 | 20 |
Similar work
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, names these as occupations involving work similar to this one — its own reading of the job, not a grouping by code. They keep O*NET's order, and only those California publishes a projection for are shown.
| The job this trains for | Typical pay in California | Projected openings | Projected change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surveying and Mapping Technicians | $80,297 | 4,620 | +8.8% |
| Civil Engineers | $125,929 | 38,210 | +8.2% |
| Construction and Building Inspectors | $104,034 | 14,650 | +2.1% |
| Cartographers and Photogrammetrists | $105,657 | 1,090 | +6.7% |
| Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians | $85,827 | 6,450 | +4.1% |
| Architectural and Civil Drafters | $78,662 | 10,740 | +7% |
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